Hydrogen Utilization in the Electricity Sector: Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges

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Emerson, Benjamin L.
Noble, Bobby
Espinoza, Neva
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 https://doi.org/10.35090/gatech/65364
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When the sun is shining and the wind is blowing, solar and wind energy are the lowest cost sources of electric power in the country. This energy can be used to directly power electrical devices, such as lighting for buildings or charging electric vehicles. It can also be stored in batteries for short term storage or can be used to make hydrogen, which can be stored or put in a pipeline for later use, including users that are a long distance away. On the other hand, natural gas fi red gas turbines are both the lowest cost non-intermittent power source, and the largest source of electric power in the US, at around 40%. Can they continue to evolve and be repurposed to utilize stored hydrogen for electric power?
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2021-07
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